diff --git a/pkg/constants/constants.go b/pkg/constants/constants.go
index d3f7fde0d..d62732779 100644
--- a/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const (
 // Default Talos settings
 const (
 	// renovate: datasource=docker depName=ghcr.io/siderolabs/talos
-	DEFAULT_TALOS_IMAGE             = "ghcr.io/siderolabs/talos:v1.9.1"
+	DEFAULT_TALOS_IMAGE             = "ghcr.io/siderolabs/talos:v1.9.4"
 	DEFAULT_TALOS_WORKER_CPU        = 4
 	DEFAULT_TALOS_WORKER_RAM        = 4
 	DEFAULT_TALOS_CONTROL_PLANE_CPU = 2